G1's 45 individual performances, G2's triple-double show, and Chen Yan's performance in the first two playoff games captured everyone's attention!
Various media outlets once again praised Chen Yan.
The influence of the playoffs is far greater than that of the regular season. There are only 16 teams participating in the playoffs in total, and the media's focus on each playoff game is much higher than that of the regular season.
Not only the media, but also many current and retired stars in the league are full of praise for Chen Yan!
Wade: "This guy is having a fantastic start to his career that everyone would envy!"
'Glider' Drexler: "I'm his fan, and it's a pleasure to watch him play."
James even jokingly said in an interview: "I think he should not be called a super star in the future, but should be called a superstar!"
Current triple-double king Kidd also gave a fair evaluation: "That guy is very good. A triple-double is not an easy achievement, especially in the playoffs."
‘Magic’ Johnson: “Look at this kid, one day he will rewrite all the records in his own name!”
Although Chen Yan broke the record of the youngest triple-double set by Magic Johnson in the playoffs, Magic Johnson still praised him very generously.
After returning home after the game, Chen Yan first petted the dog for a while. After moving to a new home, Chen Yan also raised two dogs, a terrier and a bulldog.
Then, Chen Yan had separate phone calls with his family and Swifty.
Chen Yan's parents have been watching their son's games on the TV. Although Swift did not come to watch the game, she was also paying attention to Chen Yan's activities.
Apart from competitions and training, Chen Yan's private life is basically like this, very simple and innocent.
Later in the day, the results of some playoff games were also released.
The Lakers won 101-88 at home, leading the Jazz 2-0 with a total score.
The Mavericks narrowly defeated the Hornets 95-90 at home, extending the total score to 2-0.
The Wizards defeated the Raptors 87-80 at home, also leading their opponents with a total score of 2-0.
The only upset tonight occurred in the Spurs' game against the Rockets. With McGrady's magical 6 points at the last moment, the Rockets defeated the Spurs 89-86 in the away game!
When the final whistle sounded, all Rockets fans couldn't help shouting: The man who scored 35 seconds and 13 minutes is back!
McGrady was very happy. When interviewed by the media after the game, he was a little carried away and said: "I don't think this is an upset. This is our true level tonight!"
In fact, out of selfish motives, Chen Yan hopes that the Rockets will win the series against the Spurs.
After all, playing against the Rockets is much easier than playing against the Spurs.
But this is obviously a small probability event.
Take a look at the Rockets’ player configuration!
Yao Mai, Scola, Battier, Hayes... they are all honest people.
Look at the Spurs again. Bowen, Finley, Ginobili, and Popovich are all a bunch of old bastards.
And there is Duncan who seems to be honest but is actually evil. They will do whatever it takes to win the series.
In terms of strength, the Rockets are not on the same level as the Spurs.
The reason why Chinese fans have the illusion that the Rockets are a strong team is largely because of Yao Yao.
The existence of Dayao has made domestic fans know every Rockets player very well. When judging the strength of these players, fans also look at it with filters.
In addition, Yao Yao, another core member of the Rockets, was injured for the season as early as during the regular season. Therefore, even if the Rockets struggle to win an away game, the outside world is still not optimistic that they can surpass the Spurs and advance to the second round!
The next day, we flew to Denver with the team!
The playoff road trip is about to begin!
The Suns in g1 and g2 both achieved big-scoring victories. The outside world unanimously believed that the Suns were in good promotion form, and there were calls for a sweep.
On the plane, D'Antoni loudly emphasized that the players should take a good rest after arriving in Denver. He also reminded them not to get carried away by the wins in the first two games. It is not time to celebrate yet.
The Suns players nodded and said that they also know that Denver has never been an easy place to conquer, with its crazy fans and ultra-high-altitude arenas.
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April 24, local time in the United States.
Denver Pepsi Center.
The fans wore T-shirts of the same color and held up slogans motivating the team. The atmosphere was very lively!
Before the game, the atmosphere in the Nuggets locker room was tense.
Losing this game means that the Nuggets' playoff journey this year is over. No team can come back from a 0-3 deficit. If the team has the strength to come back, it will not end up in a 0-3 situation.
Already.
In this tense mood, Iverson once again stood up and spoke: "Hey! Brothers, forget our defeat, forget our pain, forget all the past, what we have to do now is to win this damn game
game!"
Unlike his speech in the last game, Iverson's call this time received a positive response from his teammates.
Everyone put their hands together and shouted the team's slogan!
Returning to home court also allowed them to regain their confidence and courage.
As the two sides walked out of the tunnel, their respective starting lineups were also displayed on the big screen.
Suns starting lineup: Nash, Chen Yan, Raja Bell, Diaw, Stoudemire.
This lineup has been used since the regular season and is very stable.
The Nuggets have made some changes. Nuggets coach George Karl removed Anthony Carter and replaced him with the taller and stronger Kleiza.
Although Anthony Carter can organize the team's offense to a certain extent, his defense is too weak, not tall enough, and not fast enough. It is a disaster for him to deal with the Suns' running and gunning army.
George Karl also made some adjustments to his defensive strategy, letting Kenyon Martin defend Chen Yan at the beginning.
This means that Anthony has to do some dirty work inside on the defensive end.
The Nuggets have reached the edge of the cliff, and Anthony has made concessions.
Although Kenyon Martin also struggled against Chen Yan, the effect was much better than that of Iverson. At least he could provide a lot of interference when Chen Yan was shooting jumpers. If the defense was broken through, he could only leave it to the inside.
Canby.
Before the jump ball in the middle circle, Anthony stared into Chen Yan's eyes aggressively and said: "This will be a war, and the fans here will tear you apart."
Chen Yan responded with trash talk without hesitation: "It's a pity that you are the ones playing on the court, not the fans."
"Yes, come on, let's see who is cruel!"
Anthony shouted loudly, this is his territory, Melon is full of confidence!
Even before the game started, the smell of gunpowder was already spreading.
